Andiron.



J. W. BAKER.

'ANDIRON. APPLICATION FILED APR.25, 1914. 1,1 04,862. Patented July 28, 19M

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ANDIRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July as, 1914.

Application filed April' 25, 1914. Serial No. 834,480.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, JAMES W. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quitman, in the county of Wood and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Andiron, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to andirons, one of its objects being to provide in combination with the andirons, a screen or guard whereby embers will be retained within the fireplace, the said guard or screen being in the form of a gate which is capable of being readily swungeinto and out of active position.

A further object is to provide a gate which, when raised to its uppermost position, can be utilized as a shelf for supporting various articles to be heated above the fuel supported by the andiron.

Another object is toprovide a structure of this character which can be adjusted readily to fireplaces of different widths.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a front elevation of an andiron embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 is a section on line A-B Fig. 1, the position of the gate when raised for use as shelf, being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the structure with the parts in the positions shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates standards and extending at right angles from the upper end of each of these standards is an arm 2. The arms on the two standards lap and are parallel and one of these arms has guide ears 3 upon its upper and lower edges which lap and engage the other arm 2so that a slidable connection is thus provided between the two arms. Formed on or secured to the back of each of the standards 1 near the bottom thereof is a socket 4 designed to receive the dovetailed front end 5 of a bar 6 which extends rearwardly from the stand ard at right angles thereto and has a depending leg 7. These bars 6 are designed to support fuel back of the standards 1. The dovetailed ends 5 can of course be lifted out of the sockets t whenever it is desired to disconnect the parts.

Pintles 8 are connected to or formed upon the arms 2 near the upper ends of the standards 1 and extending forwardly from the standards 1 near their upper ends are brackets 9. t

Suspended from the pintles 8 so as to swing relative thereto are straps 10 to each of which is secured a series of parallel cross strips 11 which extend outwardly across the standards 1 and inwardlyany desired distances, the two sets of strips 11 being designed to lap. The strips 11 of one series are formed with guide ears 12 upon their upper and lower edges which embrace and engage the strips 11 of the opposed series so that a slidable connection is thus provided between the two series. I

From'the foregoing it, will be apparent that when the standards 1 are pushed toward each other the arms 2 thus sliding one upon the other, the straps 10 will also be moved toward each other, the two series of strips 11 sliding upon each other. Therefore, the structure can be adjusted readily to fit fireplaces of different widths.

As shown particularly in Fig. 2, the upper ends of the straps 10 are offset, as at 13 so that, when the gate formed by the straps l0 and the strips 11 is swung upwardly and backwardly, the said straps 10 will rest upon the arms 2 and said arms will therefore support the gate in a substantially horizontal position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereupon the. gate can be used as a shelf upon which articles to be heated or cooked can be placed.

In order that the gate may be secured in lowered or closed position, spring catches 14 or the like are arranged upon the lower portions of the standards 1 where they will engage the lower cross strips 11. By pressing down on the free ends of these catches, the gate will be released and can then be swung upwardly to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The brackets 9 are provided for the purpose of supporting a rod 15 which can be used as a rack on which towels or the like can be suspended. This rod is readily rebars detachably connected to and extending rearwardly from the standards, and legs supporting the rear ends of the bars, of a gate hingedly connected to and suspended from the arms, said gate being made up of opposed slidably connected members and being shiftable to a substantially horizontal position upon the arms and above the bars.

2. An andiron including standards, slidable connections therebetween, bars extending rearwardly from the standards, means for supporting the rear ends of the bars, a gate hingedly mounted upon the connections and adapted to be extended and shortened during the movement of the standards toward and from each other respectively, said connections between the standards constituting means for supporting the ate in a substantially horizontal position a%ove the bars.

3. An andiron including standards, slidable connections therebetween, bars extending rearwardly from the standards, means for supporting the rear ends of the bars, a gate hingedly mounted upon the connections and adapted to be extended and shortened during the movement of the standards to- 1 ward and from each other respectively, said connectlons between the standards const1tuting means for supporting the gate in a substantially horizontal position above the bars, and means for locking the gate in lowered position. i

4. An andiron including standards, slidable connections therebetween, bars extending rearwardly from the standards, means for supporting the rear ends of the bars, a gate hingedly mounted upon the connections and adapted to be extended and shortened during the movement of the standards to- Ward and from each other respectively, said connections between the standards constituting means for supporting the gate in a substantially horizontal position above the bars, brackets extending from the standards, and a rod detachably mounted on the brackets and extending across the gate when said gate is closed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES W. BAKER.

Witnesses O. P. Moons, P. A. GARRINGTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of ratents Washington, D. C. 

